Fundraising

The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 73: Tips for a Terrific #GivingTuesday

Get tips on how your nonprofit can achieve success this #GivingTuesday!

The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 72: New Power & Social Good

Recorded live from bbcon 2018, Rachel Hutchisson interviews Jeremy Heimans on the concept of his best-selling book 'New Power'.

Data Management

Pitching Your Charity to a Major Donor—The Do’s and Don’ts

Securing major donors for your nonprofit requires a different strategy from pitching for general donation drives. These tips will help you craft successful major donor pitches.

Planned Giving

Mid-Level Giving: Stuck in the Middle with Who

Lawrence Henze’s blog post and whitepaper explore the importance of mid-level giving for nonprofits, and highlight strategies for maximizing this revenue stream through organizational strategies, managing data and statistics, untapping potential, and more.

Employee Giving

5 Strategies to Implementing a Successful Employee Giving Campaign

Employee campaigns are a great way to build sustainable giving for your healthcare foundation. Use these strategies from SoutheastHEALTH Foundation to develop your employee giving campaign.

Donor Cultivation

6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention

The national average is 45.5%—but what’s your organization’s donor retention rate?

Donor Stewardship

7 Ways for Arts & Cultural Organizations to Retain Members

Members are the catalyst of your arts or cultural organization. Follow these 7 tips for a successful membership retention rate.

Donor Stewardship

Predicting the Future: Driving Fundraising Outcomes with Models

Prospect modeling has evolved vastly over the decades. While it still isn’t a guarantee that constituents will behave one way or the other, a good model reduces uncertainty and highlights those most likely to give or upgrade their gift, allowing your nonprofit to be more strategic.

Advocacy

Ten Advocacy Calls to Action for Nonprofits

Colin Delany of Epolitics.com shares 10 call to action ideas for nonprofits that are sure to break up their routine and catch their advocates' eye.

Direct Marketing

Mid-Year Appeals: Boost Fundraising in the Second Biggest Giving Month of the Year!

Learn how to craft a successful mid-year appeal. Charitable giving continues to increase year after year, with online giving playing a bigger part. As June is the second biggest giving month of the year, executing a strategic mid-year fundraising campaign is essential to your nonprofit’s success.

Advocacy

Galvanize & Grow with Innovative Tactics to Attract & Retain Supporters

Every nonprofit relies on its supporters to take action, volunteer and donate. If your digital engagement programs don’t help your organization stand out, prepare to fall short of your goals. Read on for some tips to modernize your messages and forms that will help you galvanize and grow advocates.

Data Health

One Person, One Household, One Key: The Benefits of Using a Unique Identifier on Your Constituent Records

In this post, David highlights the importance of "householding" records and the associated traps, pitfalls, and solutions surrounding the process.

Direct Marketing

Top Event Strategies for Major Donor Cultivation

Attaining donors is complex and requires a diverse set of strategies, so you shouldn’t expect to attract philanthropists with the same tactics you employ for lower-level donors. A great way to develop major donor relationships is to host a cultivation event. Use these 10 strategies for success.

Board Management

100-Percent Board Giving

Board members are your organization’s advocates, ambassadors and vital volunteers. It’s imperative that your board understands that their participation level sets the tone for community impact, but how do you encourage and promote ongoing engagement?